High-profile murder trial shines light on Argentine discrimination

High-profile murder trial shines light on Argentine discrimination (Yahoo News)

The shocking story of a teenager beaten to death by eight young rugby players has opened old wounds and shed light on class, race and gender discrimination…

The racial aspect of this murder is also forcing Argentine society to confront an awkward truth it would rather brush under the carpet.According to witnesses, the defendants called Baez — whose parents, a bricklayer and a caregiver, are both Paraguayan immigrants — a “shitty black” while beating him.”You cannot escape the reference to Fernando’s blackness in the assault,” sociologist Sebastian Bruno, an immigration specialist, told AFP.The “racism and classism” is obvious, said Bruno, although Levy points out that it “doesn’t mean they wouldn’t have attacked him if he weren’t” Paraguayan.

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